Looking to upgrade. Version depends on a specific feature.

I'm currently running MC4.

I would like to make use of the comping features I have read about in Sonar HS, Producer etc. where when recording in sound on sound mode to get several takes and have them line up in different lanes in the same track. This is not available in MC4. It puts the takes in either additional track or overlaps them in the same track. I've found it difficult to piece together the take I want from these sources.

Which of the latest versions offer the Sonar HS, Producer, style of this feature (same track - multi lane)?
MC6?
Essential?
Studio?
Pro?

ditto on what Robo said.

and to expand on that... I have never done it that way. Everything you hear me do is done with ONE track per instrument or voice. 

I will punch in and out, but layering is not something I do...to edit and build one track. If I record a track and somethings not right I delete it all and start again.   that's my preferred method of working. 

A good example of how i do a track is as follows. Let's use a vocal track for instance. I will usually sing the vocal twice before i arm the track to record. Then i go theough the song about three times live and record the full three cuts.

Once i have three full tracks of the lead vocal, I usually use the third one, as it has been practiced about 5 times at that point and has less mistakes and more good spots. I usually moce that track to the top of the vocal tracks and then listen to it carefully, and with a pad pf paper in hand jot down notes where i do not like a phrase, or line.

Like for instance if I flub the start of the chorus coming out of a break, i might then listen to the other two tracks at the time point, and if one is nailed to my liking i copy, and paste that over the bad one.

I repeat this until i have either fixed each bad spot, or ran out of fixes. Then if i am not still happy with it, i will start the song a few bars before the bad place and record just that line again, and copy and paste to fix.

Same can be done with guitar tracks, or whatever. I would imagine having takes within the track is a good thing, but to me not necessary.

Are TRACK LAYERS are available on MC6 ?

Thanks again

Yes. $69. Good deal!!!!